University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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More-over, the most common stereotype for the state is big. Big egos, sjrai ions skic-s. gigantic randies. However, three of the lulu m ' s ten largest cities arc within Texas. Houston is equaled with oil, unrestrained growth, wealth and ghettos l allas is a 1 ny of corporations ami high fashion. San Antonio is known for its military bases and Mexican-American heritage. Down by the River Walk, enchiladas and burritos are as common as hamburg- ers. Kasl Texas is the land of cajun cooking ami pine tr rs that reach to the sky. People who survive West Texas and its isola tion are proud of it, or, they arc ' glad to esca|x- In this ck-solaie pan of Texas, 120 miles is .onsidered a hop. skip and a jump However, when it comes time for college, many people find themselves in the core of Texas Austin to attend the state ' s largest university They tome from the urban centers, llast an.l West Texas, The Valley, and even some damn Yankees who want to escape the snow all to converge on one s| oi At the end of tour years, they migrate to Houston or Dallas, return to their native roots (Podunk Town, Mi Mlc of Nowhere, Texas) , decide to slay in Austin. Ix-iaiise it ' s such a nice, comfortable town Some, who have broadened their lion cms of become adventurous, esc ape the boundaries and liead elsewhere Whatc ver, we thought we ' d get to tlie heart of tin matter, and si w y. .u rf d llf r ' I ' '

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(icorgcuc Ayoub, (rcshman in textiles and ilothmg from El Paso. El Paso is a pretty city, but isolated. I like it because it ' s home and because the weather is nice. Mexican culture is more intense - you get to know the Mexican holidays and we have great Mexican food. We have the Rio Grande River and the mountains. It ' s really hot in the summer about 105 degrees. The winters are nice, and it snows once in a while. The best thing about El Paso is that there are no natural disasters maybe once in a while you ' ll have a dust storm. The city is bigger than Austin, but for young kids there ' s a lot less to do. A lot of older people live there retired people. There ' s no beach, no place to go sight-seeing. We have only about three good rock ' n roll clubs and one amusement park. Kids go to Juarez in Mexico for fun. That ' s fun because they don ' t card you. You can go over there during the day and get mangoes. Usually, families are close-knit because of the Catholic belief. The biggest money in El Paso is in industry, restaurants and real estate. People don ' t spend money on entertainment. Likewise, people aren ' t as niic in Austin. You also don ' t find weird people in HI Paso like here For example, the Drag rats arc prettv bi arrc and po .pie here are also into drugv